Improvement in hand corn-planters



W, D. STROU'D.

Corn Planter. No. 102,611'. y Patented May 3,1870.

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WILLIAM- D. STROUD, yOF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN Letters Patent No. 102,611, dated May 3, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-PLANTERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making partei the same.

Nature mul Object of the Invention.

My invention relates to the construction and arrangement of the parts of a hand corn-planter in such a manner that a sliding valve is worked .between a stationary brush and an opening in the bottom of a receiver by an inclined rail or guide-bar which passes through a mortise in the valve, and is fastened to a perpendicular sliding bar, the object of the invention being to drop and cover corn in the ground in'hills by one opera-tion.

\ .Description of the Drawings.

Figure 1 isv a vert-ical section of the corn-planter, showing the internal construction.

Figure 2 is a side view of the planter.

Figure 3 is aview of a section ofthe planter, showing the end of the sliding valve and valve-seat, and the width of the upright.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the sliding-valve.

General Description.

.The upright (t is provided'with a mortise, through which the sliding valve b passes into the valve-seat c in the bottom d of the receiver e.

'lhe upright a also has the opening, f.

The points ofthe upright a and perpendicular sliding-bar g are protected by metal tips h.

A metal sheath, fi, having a spring, j,vis fastened to the edges of the upright a, and extends from its point to a short distance above the opening f, ineasiug the point of the perpendicular bar g.

A metal clasp or collar, It, is fastened at the top ot' l the upright c and incloses .the perpendicular bar g.

Y A spring, l, is fastened to the outside of the bottom 'd of the receiverv e, and works in the lopening o and valve-seat o. I l

A brush, m, is set'4 or `wedged into a metal case, which is fastened to the upright a within the receiver e, soas to be directly above the opening n when the valve b is open; the brush m prevents the corn in the receiver e from running through the opening Sigg when the valve b is open.

The bottom d of the receiver e is provided with the opening o, through which the spring Z passes up into the valve-seat c, and through which the corn passes into the conductor.` p and receptacle q, thence through the opening f and sheath@ into the ground.

The guide-bar or rail` passes through a mortise iu the end of the sliding valveb; its beveled end enters the beveledv bottom of the slot s in the perpendicular sliding-bar g, and its upper end is screwed lto a block which, is fastened to the bar g. A shoulder or block is fastened to the sheath A sweep or plate u is placed upon the bottom l of the receiver o to cover the valve-seat c when the valve b is open, and to cause the corn to slideinto the opening 'n when the receiver o is nearly empty.

The sliding valve has the adjustable plate o for gauging the size of the opening n, thus regulating the quantity of corn to be deposited in each hill.

The body of the receiver e is fastened to the edges of the upright a; the hinge of the lid of the receiver is fastened to the side of the upright a within the receiver'e at rzo; the fastenings at the bottom d of the receiver e are run through the upright a into the bottom d; the 'receiver e is circular in form the upright couts oii a segment the width of' itself.

Operation of the Lwention.

The perpendicular bar g works in the collar It and sheath t; when it is extended as in fig. 2, a shoulder on it, just above the top of the guide-bar or rail r, comes incontact with the collar 7.1, and its point comes just above the opening j'.

When the bar gis depressed, that portion ofthe guide-bar or rail o directly under the block to which it is screwed, is opposite the valve-seat c, ,and the valve'b is drawn ont the distance measured from the outside of the guide-bar r to the outside of the bar g at the point then opposite the Valve-seat c.

Vi'hen the bar g is extended, the beveled end of the guide-bar r is opposite the valveseat o, and the valve b is pushed back the same distance it was drawn out by the depression of the bar4 g. Depressiug the bar g opens the valve b. Extending the bar g closes the valve l1. l

When the valve I) is closed, a cup is formed by the opening n and the valve-seat c; this cup fills the corn in the receiver e. 4

The bar g is depressed by thrusting the point ofthe planter into the ground'. As the point enters the ground, the spring j closes the opening in the point oi' the planter; .when the point of the bar g comes down, it forces the spring j back and opens the point of the planter; the valve bis opened at thepsame time by the depression of the bar g, and the corn .drops through the opening o and conductor p into the receptacle q. When the bar g is raised just above the opening f, the corn drops from the receptacle q through the opening f and into the ground; the valve b closes, and when the planter is withdrawn the ground falls over and covers the corn.

The brush m is constructed so stiff as to resist the logen pressure of the corn in the receiver e and prevent; it from running out 'when the valve b is open, and it throws the corn from the opening n instantly.

. When the valve 11 is being closed, if a grain or two of corn should catch between the edge ofthe opening n and the angle of .the spring l, the spring will give and causeA the corn to fall to the ground.

By loosening 'the screw that holds the plate 'v to the valve b, the plate v can be adjusted so as to gauge the size of the opning n,'tl1us regulating the quantity 'of corn to be received in the opening n and deposited in each hill.

The shoulder t fastened to the sheath t prevents the plantel` from entering the ground and planting the corn too deeply.

The sweep ucovers'over one-half of the bottom d of ,the receiver e, and inclines from the center of its inner edge toward4 the outside, causing the corn -to slide into the opening n.

By removing the screw at the top of the guide-bar r and raising the guide-bar up until it is clear of the mortise in the valve b, the valve can be taken out ofl the valve-seat c, and the opening n gauged at pleasure.

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